Recognizing and supporting Philadelphia MED Week, October 6 through October 10, 2025, during which the City will provide critical information, resources, opportunities, and inspiration to the business community.

Recognizing and supporting Philadelphia MED Week, October 6 through October 10, 2025, during which the City will provide critical information, resources, opportunities, and inspiration to the business community. WHEREAS, Philadelphia will celebrate Microeconomic Development Week on this 41st Anniversary of the City’s first MED Week, which was first launched in 1984; and WHEREAS, This year’s MED Week is co-chaired by the African American Chamber of Commerce, Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia, Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Independence Business Alliance, the Mayor’s Office of Business Impact and Economic Advancement, and the City of Philadelphia Commerce Department. The event is also sponsored by corporations, local colleges, universities, hospitals, local and regional government agencies, and organizations that are committed to supporting opportunities for small and local businesses; and WHEREAS, During MED Week, the City of Philadelphia will recognize the critical role of the Office of Business Impact and Economic Advancement and the Office of Economic Opportunity in assisting departments in fostering economic opportunity for all; and WHEREAS, Small businesses in Philadelphia and across the country are the cornerstone of economic growth, creating two-thirds of net new jobs in the country and comprising nearly 50% of America’s employment; and WHEREAS, Local businesses in Philadelphia, the vast majority of which are also small busin…